
Criterion Reflections – Episode 80 – Werner Herzog’s Land of Silence and Darkness
05/24/20 • -1 min
Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this third season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1971 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by David Seeley to discuss Land of Silence and Darkness, directed by Werner Herzog.
Werner Herzog- Werner Herzog Film (official)
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- IndieWire
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- 2500 Movies Challenge
- Cinepassion
- Defeatist Completist
- DVD Talk
- Jigsaw Lounge
- Lessons of Darkness
- Not Coming to a Theater Near You
- Parallax View
- Rock! Shock! Pop!
- Slant
- Swimming to Casablanca
PREVIOUSLY:
THE BIG BOSSUP NEXT:
GROWING UP FEMALE / JANIE’S JANIE / JOYCE AT 34MORE!
- Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)
- Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)
- The Eclipse Viewer
- A Journey Through the Eclipse Series
CONTACT US:
- David Blakeslee [ Website / Twitter / Facebook / Letterboxd ]
- David Seeley [ Facebook ]
Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this third season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1971 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by David Seeley to discuss Land of Silence and Darkness, directed by Werner Herzog.
Werner Herzog- Werner Herzog Film (official)
- Wikipedia
- IndieWire
- Nonfics (ranking of Herzog’s documentary films)
- Roger Ebert
- Rolling Stone
- Taste of Cinema
- Wikipedia
- YouTube
- 2500 Movies Challenge
- Cinepassion
- Defeatist Completist
- DVD Talk
- Jigsaw Lounge
- Lessons of Darkness
- Not Coming to a Theater Near You
- Parallax View
- Rock! Shock! Pop!
- Slant
- Swimming to Casablanca
PREVIOUSLY:
THE BIG BOSSUP NEXT:
GROWING UP FEMALE / JANIE’S JANIE / JOYCE AT 34MORE!
- Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)
- Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)
- The Eclipse Viewer
- A Journey Through the Eclipse Series
CONTACT US:
- David Blakeslee [ Website / Twitter / Facebook / Letterboxd ]
- David Seeley [ Facebook ]
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Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this third season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1971 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Richard Doyle and Michael Worth to discuss The Big Boss, directed by Lo Wei.
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LAND OF SILENCE AND DARKNESSMORE!
- Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)
- Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)
- The Eclipse Viewer
- A Journey Through the Eclipse Series
CONTACT US:
- David Blakeslee [ Website / Twitter / Facebook / Letterboxd ]
- Richard Doyle [ Letterboxd ]
- Michael Worth [ Twitter / Instagram ]
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Criterion Reflections – Episode 81 – Three Feminist Films of 1971
Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this third season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1971 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Stephanie Conti and Savanna Lanausse from the Purple Noon podcast to discuss Growing Up Female, Janie’s Janie and Joyce at 34, all available on the Criterion Channel as part of “Tell Me: Women Filmmakers, Women’s Stories”, a new collection of 24 films.
Growing Up Female Janie’s Janie Joyce at 34PREVIOUSLY:
LAND OF SILENCE AND DARKNESSUP NEXT:
STRAW DOGSMORE!
- Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)
- Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)
- The Eclipse Viewer
- A Journey Through the Eclipse Series
CONTACT US:
- David Blakeslee [ Website / Twitter / Facebook / Letterboxd ]
- Stephanie Conti & Savanna Lanausse [ Website / YouTube / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd ]
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